Typography buffs will easily fall, as we did, for the striking wrapping paper designs composed by German graphic designer Angelo Stitz, who has applied his facility with type to a series of decorative paper sheets comprised of typography alone. Originally created for an advent calendar, the collection contains 24 designs, each featuring a beautifully symmetrical repeat — Continue reading…

If owning a mallet has never been top-of-mind before, the MAD Mallet range from Brooklyn design studio UM Project may give rise to a sudden urge. Designed specifically for the SHOP at New York’s newly refurbished Cooper-Hewitt design museum, this mallet series continues an increasingly popular trend of turning functional tools into coveted art pieces, while reflecting the — Continue reading…

Stumped for holiday dessert ideas? Let them eat cake, says the UK-based company The Food Ministry, which has managed to turn run-of-the-mill cake into a novelty act. The company’s Cake in a Can concept is a recipe for cake making that includes all ingredients and oven-ready, retro-styled can. Empty the can’s — Continue reading…

Oh to be in Paris. Nendo, the Japanese design studio, has introduced another incentive to visit the City of Light: an architecturally inspired Häagen-Dazs ice cream cake, designed specifically for Christmas. The Village cake design features a cluster of houses, each composed of chocolate, sitting atop a thick slab of ice cream. “Christmas — Continue reading…

With holiday decor crowding the landscape, it’s worth noting that getting into the spirit of things doesn’t mean having to surrender to garish color schemes. Like all true modernists, a restrained color palette and mindfully chosen modern decorations are our cup of tea—which explains why we find ourselves turning north for inspiration year after — Continue reading…

Our 12 Days of 2Modern Giving sweepstakes continues with the second of our 4 giveaways: the MODLOFT Hester Ottoman! This generously sized and versatile piece of modern furniture can be used as seating, coffee table, or footrest. Solid wood construction, clean lines, and graphic houndstooth fabric make Hester a brilliant addition — Continue reading…

Esthetically driven bicycle enthusiasts now have a simple and unobtrusive way of both storing their bikes and turning them into art objects. Swedish designer Karl Mikael Ling has devised a bike hanger that’s as minimal as its possible to be while ably performing its function. Ling’s Pincher bike hanger is comprised of a square, — Continue reading…

Is it Love or Lust? Art collectors who like surprises along with their curating will be kept guessing with a pair of screen prints from the New York artist Ray Geary. Geary’s Love/Lust Scratch-Off Prints keep their respective silkscreened words hidden behind an overlay of scratch-off ink—only to reveal themselves when the accompanying (Geary-signed) penny is used to — Continue reading…

Indulged tots have another item to add to their wish lists—or their parents do, anyway. B&B Italia has launched a diminutive version of a chair designed by Gaetano Pesce back in 1969, and given the playful (and maternal) nature of Pesce’s design, the real surprise is that it took this long — Continue reading…

Modern design enthusiasts are a notoriously finicky lot, highly opinionated about everything from the ideal height of a contemporary stool to the perfect size for a modern water carafe. Luckily, our Modern Gift Guide will help alleviate the frustration of finding something for that particular someone with discerning tastes. Chock-full of modern gift ideas for family, friends, or — Continue reading…

Brooklyn’s W&P Design has found a cheeky way to mitigate the boredom of flying—and those bare-bones cocktail options, to boot—with a cocktail kit that’ll have fellow traveling boozers eyeing us with envy. The Carry On Cocktail Kit is an impeccably packaged and smartly edited suite of items designed to dispense “craft cocktails at 30,000 feet,” thanks to a host of — Continue reading…

New to the 2modern brand family are the brilliant modern lighting designs by the Dutch design collective, Moooi, which has, over the last decade, distinguished itself with a range of illuminating suspension and floor lamps of singular beauty. Foremost among them are the bestselling Random collection, ethereal fiberglass globes, already on their way to — Continue reading…

Well, at least we know where we’d like to stay, next time we’re in Stockholm. The city’s recently opened Miss Clara Hotel is a wow of a refurbishment, courtesy of Gert Wingårdh Architects, who have compellingly transformed a 1910 former all-girls school into a 92-room hotel, and charmingly named it for the school’s — Continue reading…

Vibrant new work by the California artist Parvez Taj are amongst recent arrivals at 2Modern—and just in time for the holidays, all modern art by this prolific Canadian-born painter and printmaker is on sale at a very substantial 25% discount. An exclusive 2Modern offering, the sale begins today, and lasts through December 16, and includes — Continue reading…

Stockholm-based designer Katrin Greiling has created a sofa design for Droog that means to be a feast for the eyes—literally. Called Lounge of Layers, Greilling’s design creates a sandwich from four layers of foam, each upholstered in a different color and stitched together, creating a densely cushioned seat that rests on an identically-sized wooden base. Designed to make a — Continue reading…

Discerning tastes demand mindfully chosen gifts, and our Modern Gift Guide contains a well-rounded selection of contemporary gifts, carefully curated to include something to suit all ages—and budgets. Whether searching for a party-perfect hostess gift or a scene stealer for the modern decor fanatic; seeking out something special for the little ones in your life or targeting a — Continue reading…